The Battle of Ball's Bluff - by Bill Howard (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>What began as a simple scouting mission evolved into a full-scale battle when a regiment of Union soldiers unexpectedly encountered a detachment of Confederate cavalry.</b></p><br><p>Three months after the Civil War's first important battle at Manassas in 1861, Union and Confederate armies met again near the sleepy town of Leesburg. The Confederates pushed forward and scattered the Union line. Soldiers drowned trying to escape back to Union lines on the other side of the Potomac River. A congressional investigation of the battle had long-lasting effects on the war's political and military administration. Bill Howard narrates the history of the battle as well as its thorny aftermath.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>The Battle of Ball's Bluff is a fascinating account of a footnote in Civil War military history. Occurring three months to the day after First Manassas <i> Civil War News </i> <p/><br><br>"Howard's meticulous reconstruction of the fighting at Ball's Bluff skillfully manages the difficult task of offering readers a highly detailed tactical description of the battle while at the same time presenting the information in an artfully appealing narrative."<i> Civil War Books and Authors</i> <p/><br>
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